William Blair Has Pessimistic Outlook of MMC Q4 Earnings

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:MMC) – Research analysts at William Blair cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Marsh & McLennan Companies in a report released on Thursday, October 16th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.00. The consensus estimate for Marsh & McLennan Companies’ current full-year earnings is $9.61 per share.

MMC has been the topic of several other reports. Barclays reduced their price objective on Marsh & McLennan Companies from $233.00 to $221.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Marsh & McLennan Companies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Marsh & McLennan Companies from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $209.00 to $191.00 in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Marsh & McLennan Companies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $248.00 to $242.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Marsh & McLennan Companies in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Marsh & McLennan Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $233.67.

Marsh & McLennan Companies Stock Up 0.2%

MMC opened at $189.98 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $202.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $213.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The company has a market cap of $93.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.78, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.81. Marsh & McLennan Companies has a one year low of $185.12 and a one year high of $248.00.

Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MMC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $6.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.34 billion. Marsh & McLennan Companies had a return on equity of 31.79% and a net margin of 15.60%.Marsh & McLennan Companies’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.63 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Marsh & McLennan Companies

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Accent Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Marsh & McLennan Companies during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in Marsh & McLennan Companies during the first quarter worth about $28,000. Activest Wealth Management increased its stake in Marsh & McLennan Companies by 2,775.0% during the first quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in Marsh & McLennan Companies during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Marsh & McLennan Companies by 363.3% during the second quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 139 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. 87.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO John Q. Doyle sold 21,079 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.65, for a total value of $4,334,896.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 87,681 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,031,597.65. This represents a 19.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.35% of the company’s stock.

Marsh & McLennan Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 2nd will be paid a $0.90 dividend. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 2nd. Marsh & McLennan Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 43.17%.

About Marsh & McLennan Companies

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc is a professional services firm, which engages in offering clients advice and solutions in risk, strategy, and people. It operates through the Risk and Insurance Services, and Consulting segments. The Risk and Insurance Services segment is involved in risk management activities, as well as insurance and reinsurance broking and services.